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Ahuaʻumi, 2004
12141 hits
The wall in the foreground is part of an enclosure that may have been constructed in historic times to hold animals -
Puʻukoholā and Mailekini
2139 hits
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Large enclosure and three upright stones, 2006
2080 hits
Haleakalā lies in the distance -
The Kohala field system near sunset, 2006
1720 hits
The shallow furrows helped to conserve soil and moisture, and protected dryland crops from the wind. -
Agricultural features, Hālawa Valley
2325 hits
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Large enclosure, south wall, 2006
1913 hits
A stone structure lies at the mauka end of this enclosure, and several small upright stones mark the makai boundary. A smaller structure lies in the distance. -
Three uprights, 2006
1966 hits
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Upright
2018 hits
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Enclosure, raised, 2006
2067 hits
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Enclosure and upright stone, 2006
2288 hits
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Loʻi (wetland taro teraces), Hālawa Valley
1526 hits
This irrigated series of loʻi lies adjacent to the stream, still flowing. -
Platform, Hālawa Valley
1927 hits
Not far above the stream. A possible heiau. -
Mailekini
2055 hits
Mailekini is said to have the shape of a whale when viewed from above. It lies just below Puʻukoholā and above a shark heiau under the water in the bay below: Haleokapuni. -
Moʻokini, 2006
2128 hits
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Moʻokini, 2006
1966 hits
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Puʻukoholā, 2006
2060 hits
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Three upright stones, 2008
1930 hits
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Enclosure, raised, 2008
2052 hits
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Enclosure and uptight, 2008
2026 hits
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Kaiholena, 2008
1961 hits
An enclosure with an interior division. -
Kaiholena, 2008
2004 hits
An enclosure with an interior division. Note the large pōhaku set upright, forming the wall on one side. This is sometimes referred to as the "Tahitian style" of wall construction. On Oʻahu it can be seen in some sites on the ʻEwa plain. -
Moʻokini, 2008
2148 hits
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Enclosure and upright, 2008
2237 hits
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Kupalaha or Kupalahaʻa
2933 hits
A natural sea cave with a collapsed roof within Kupalaha Heiau. Twenty years ago, a older resident of Kohala commented that the collapsed roof of this cave was just a small opening in his youth. The name is spelled differently in different sources. If it is Kupalaha, then the name is identical to that of the heiau for the sun, located where the bandstand is now at Kapiʻolani Park, Waikīkī. -
Enclosure and upright, 2009
2279 hits
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Enclosure and upright, 2009
2217 hits
If one looks carefully, faint traces of the Kona field system can be seen in the distance below the puʻu. -
Large enclosure at the crest of a hill
2063 hits
Note the interior division, forming two tiers. A third tier lies at the crest of the hill. -
Large enclosure at the crest of a hill, 2009
2158 hits
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Small disturbed platform, 2009
2127 hits
This small structure looks to the south, to the Kona coast, Mauna Loa and Hualalai. -
Large structure at the crest of a hill, 2009
2174 hits
A large but degraded structure, with just small intact terrace facings and other features. -
Large enclosure
2206 hits
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Kahua, 2010
2029 hits
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Kapālama
2217 hits
An interior feature - perhaps modern - at Kapālama Heiau, which never had a large stone structure. A few disturbed areas of ʻiliʻili (paving) remain, and a few alignments. -
Kupalaha or Kupalahaʻa
2058 hits
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Loʻi (wetland taro terraces) near Kupalahaʻa
1972 hits
This series of loʻi lies along a stream, still running. -
Nuʻuanu, 2010
2090 hits
A habitation complex near Lapakahi -
Pāoʻo, 2010
2174 hits
A habitation complex of walls and enclosures. Haleakalā lies in the distance. -
Pāoʻo, 2010
2093 hits
A fishing shrine, still in use. The small altar and recent offering were not photographed. -
Pōhakuloa, 2010
2053 hits
A coastal enclosure with an unusual bowl-shaped stone -
Pōhakuloa, 2010
1706 hits
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Ahuaʻumi, 2004
11114 hits
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Koʻa, 2004
10447 hits
A probable fishing shrine at Oʻoma. -
Koʻa, 2004
10321 hits
A probable fishing shrine at Oʻoma, or more correctly, a fishing heiau. -
Kapuanoni, 2004
12758 hits
A heiau in the complex at Kahaluʻu said to have been built or enlarged by Kalaniopuʻu. The hotel has since been demolished by the landowner. -
Ahuolono, 2004
6230 hits
A platform in a petroglyph field at the Kona - Kohala border, along the Old Government Road -
Iniʻikawai Heiau, 2005
12144 hits
A heiau within a resort complex in Kahaluʻu. -
Haleolono, 2005
13280 hits
The large upright stone at one of several platforms at Haleolono. -
Keʻekū, 2005
6656 hits
The hotel in the background has since been demolished and the heiau reconstructed by noted stone mason Billy Fields. -
Haleolono, 2006
5107 hits
One of several platforms near Haleolono. -
Kealakowaʻa, 2006
14612 hits
A heiau associated with canoe building. It had been reconstructed by noted stone mason Billy Fiends, but suffered major damage in a large earthquake several years after this image was made.